I would love to find out more. This sounds interesting.

Bryan

: Charlie,

: Sorry to disagree with you, but while the dynamic loads of the rig and keel
: of a sailboat do add a little complexity, and a little framing, the strip
: building process in use here on the KBBB is almost identical to that used
: on a larger sail boat.

: Having built a 25 ft strip planked sail boat, I feel qualified to make that
: assertion. The boat was launched in '89 and is still going strong - fast,
: comfortable and easy to sail. In '93, after returning from 2 years in the
: USA, we sailed it as a family in the Australian State of Victoria's Port
: Philip bay against one of the most competitive trailable yacht fleets in
: the bay. With my wife and I and four kids (ranging in age from 8 to 15) on
: board, many in the club nicknamed it "the creche".

: As we progressively won 90% of the available trophies for the season, they
: dropped the nickname.

: The design I used came from Lidguard in New Zealand. If anyone is interested,
: I will look up their current contact details and post them.

: Regards, Ron
: Brisbane Australia